Alain St.Ange from the Seychelles confirms his presence in Madrid for FITUR saying he will be lodging his documents for the coming elections for the SG of the UNWTO
Alain St.Ange from the Seychelles confirms his presence in Madrid for FITUR next week where he will be lodging his documents for the coming elections for the position of Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Alain St.Ange has confirmed he is a World Tourism Organisation Secretary General Candidate. The Former […]
Happy New Year from Save the Elephants
Happy New Year from Save the Elephants Elephants have endured some very bad years, but with human helpers to whom we are so grateful, there is more hope now than before. The news that China is moving from being the main problem to the main solution putting in place a near ban on ivory is […]
Vanilla Islands throw their weight behind St. Ange candidature for UNWTO’s top job
Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands group supports St. Ange candidacy (Posted 14th January 2017) The islands of the Indian Ocean (Comoros, Mayotte, Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion and Seychelles) joined together many years ago to form a new Tourism Block named the Vanilla Islands. Today they are seen in Tour Operator programs as a region to themselves and […]
KAZA Uni-Visa already a success story after just a month
ZAMBIA TOURISM HAILS NEW UNI-VISA FOR TOURISTS (Posted 13th January 2017) The Kaza Uni-Visa became a permanent feature on December 21st last year when launched again in the Zambian city of Livingstone. The agreement was signed between the Governments of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. The endorsement of the Kaza Uni-visa as a permanent feature at […]
Brussels Airlines fleet replacement gathering pace in 2017
ACMI LEASES TO BOOST BRUSSELS AIRLINES CAPACITY AS AVRO’S LEAVE THE FLEET (Posted 13th January 2017) Dublin based CityJet will join bmi Regional and Flybe in April this year to provide three additional wet leased single aisle jets to Brussels Airlines. These aircraft, three new Sukhoi SSJ100’s, will be deployed under an ACMI lease on […]
A year to go but the hype is now on for Qatar Airways Las Vegas flights
QATAR AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES LAS VEGAS FOR JANUARY 2018 (Posted 13th January 2017) It may be a year to go but Qatar Airways will no doubt make as much hay of it over the next twelve months as they can. Las Vegas has been named as the airline’s 11th destination in North America connecting McCarran International […]
Brussels Airlines records over 3 percent growth in 2016
MORE PASSENGERS AND MORE DESTINATIONS MARK BRUSSELS AIRLINES YEAR OF 2016 (Posted 13th January 2017) Brussels Airlines welcomed over 7.7 million passengers on board of its worldwide flights last year which constitutes an increase of 3.2% compared to 2015, a remarkable result given the challenges the airline faced last year. Brussels Airlines closed the year […]
Maria goes into travel mode
MARIAISMYNAME.COM – HOW TRAVEL CAN TURN A LIFE AROUND AND GIVE IT NEW PURPOSE (Reposted with Maria’s permission on 13th January 2017) Maria and I have been friends for several years now, a friendship which grew fonder and closer while Maria’s husband was ill before he passed on in 2015. Writing her own blog, mostly […]
Maria goes into travel mode
MARIAISMYNAME.COM – HOW TRAVEL CAN TURN A LIFE AROUND AND GIVE IT NEW PURPOSE (Reposted with Maria’s permission on 13th January 2017) Maria and I have been friends for several years now, a friendship which grew fonder and closer while Maria’s husband was ill before he passed on in 2015. Writing her own blog, mostly […]
Seychelles Founder President laid to rest in the State House grounds
SIR JAMES ACCORDED STATE FUNERAL AS SEYCHELLES MOURNS THEIR FOUNDER PRESIDENT (Posted 12th January 2017 Seychelles bade a final farewell to its Founding President today, Former President Sir James Mancham, who was laid to rest at the State House Cemetery following a two and a half hour long State Funeral with full military honours. The […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Flights to Conakry in 2017 FootPrint to Africa Ethiopian Airlines – Ethiopian Airlines has announced the resumption of flights to Conakry, Guinea effective February 1, 2017. “Charting a route that joins Africa, East to West and North to South… Read more>> INFRASTRUCTURE First batch of Kenya’s […]
FITUR 2017- Save the Date!
FITUR – Miss it at your own risk WHY SHOULD I ATTEND FITUR 2017 IN THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM FOR DEVELOPMENT?
IATA’s current market assessment now available on line
DECEMBER UPDATES FROM IATA GIVE HOPE FOR AN EVEN BETTER 2017 (Posted 12th January 2017) Key points: The latest round of financial results from Q3 2016 underlined another solid quarter for industry financial performance, but there are ongoing signs that momentum in the profitability cycle has weakened; Global airline share prices outperformed the global equity […]
Grab the best deals on the market and ‘? Enjoy great fares to Europe from $656! ?’
Brussels Airlines relaunches great new fares to Europe ? and is my airline of choice when I fly from Entebbe to Brussels and beyond. Book now on brusselsairlines.com ENJOY GREAT FARES TO EUROPE! Book by 20 January 2017. Travel by 31 May 2017. See all destinations London From $ 721 Return* Fly to the city […]
Madagascar to become Ethiopian’s 95th worldwide destination
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES DUE TO LAUNCH FLIGHTS TO ANTANANARIVO BY END MARCH (Posted 12th January 2017) Ethiopian Airlines is getting ever closer to reaching 100 worldwide destinations, when on the 28th of March this year Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, will become the carrier’s 95th destination. Initially will the world’s largest island, located in the Indian […]
Crucial air service agreement paves way for RwandAir’s Mumbai flights
RWANDA AND INDIA SIGN NEW AIR SERVICE DEAL (Posted 12th January 2017) On the sidelines of President Kagame’s visit to India, where he attended the 08th Gujarat Summit, was reportedly pen put to paper to seal the deal on a new air service agreement. This now paves the way for RwandAir to embark in earnest […]
Nairobi makes the ‘Rough Guide’ global top three cities to be visited
NAIROBI ON THE ‘ROUGH GUIDE‘ PODIUM AS THIRD MOST RECOMMENDED CITY TO VISIT (Posted 12th January 2017) Only Paris and Isfahan in Iran beat Nairobi in the rankings of the ‘Rough Guide‘ for city visits in 2017, as the Kenyan capital outshone such iconic names like Bristol, Antwerp, Medellin, Atlanta, Osaka, Guadalajara and Palma de […]
Kenya’s Najib Balala part of FITUR’s ‘INVESTOUR’ discussion panel
TOURISM CABINET SECRETARY BALALA TO LEAD KENYAN DELEGATION TO FITUR (Posted 12th January 2017) Europe’s tourism and travel trade show circuit opens next week with Spain’s FITUR, the main travel event of its kind across the Iberian peninsula. Tourism Cabinet Secretary Hon. Najib Balala is part of the African ministerial panel that will take part […]
South Africa Home Affairs Minister named “Tourism Terminator” for his Visa Fumbles
ATQ News Updates South African Home Affairs Minister nicknamed “The Tourism Terminator” for his Visa fumbles Baby Bump Fad-Andy Warhol Maureen Ihua: I Stopped Acting to Take Care of My Handsome Husband Housewife hires ‘Okada rider’ to rape husband’s mistress American University scams Nigerians FAAN pays concessionaires N35.9m monthly to clean Lagos airport Harnessing the […]
News updates from Tourism Zambia
Zambia Tourism News Updates Message From The Chief Executive Officer Mr. Felix S. Chaila CEO – Zambia Tourism Agency On behalf management and staff of the Zambia Tourism Agency, I welcome you all into the new tourism year 2017. I hope that you had a wonderful and restful festive period and looking forward to the […]
November air traffic growth strongest in nine months
IATA SEES FURTHER STRONG DEMAND (Posted 11th January 2017) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2016 showing the strongest demand growth in nine months. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 7.6% compared to November 2015. Capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 6.5%, and load factor rose […]
News from ‘Further Down South’ courtesy of Gill Staden
‘THE LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY’S’ FIRST EDITION OF 2017 https://thelivingstoneweekly.wordpress.com/january-2017/ Inside Lamp Posts toppled Army worms in Livingstone Batoka Dam – meeting for finances Ndola-Solwezi Flight to start Visitor map for Lusaka Park Warthog saved by Norman Carr Safaris Wild dogs at Mayukuyuku Photos from Luangwa North of Lake Tanganyika polluted Elephants in China Painted dogs collared […]
Conservation Action Trust News Updates
Governments are not doing enough to stop wildlife crime 4 January 2017 | City Press | Andreas Wilson-Späth | Free to publish credit CAT A scathing new report shows that key countries affected by wildlife crime have failed to halt poaching and illegal trafficking of endangered animals as a result of widespread corruption and inadequate […]
Dealing with climate change: Engage SUN
Another edition of the WorldTourismWire www.worldtourismwire.com View this email in your browser UNWTO, WTTC, PATA, ETOA, ICTP WORLDTOURISMWIREindependent- outspoken SUN focusing on eXistential in 2017 – the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. “At the start of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development I want to pose a seemingly ridiculous question – […]
Tourism Tattler January 2017
NEWSLETTER ISSUE 01 – JANUARY 2017 A Prosperous New Year to you and yours. The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot! Talking about good news, please do take some time to navigate through the January content links below. As our front cover demonstrates, a Big Five safari is all […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Visa Launches Innovation Bootcamp in Africa TFS Visa – Visa has partnered with Nest, the early-stage venture capital firm and global innovation accelerator to launch its inaugural Visa Bootcamp. The, intensive 4-day FinTech-focused programme…Read more>> INFRASTRUCTURE Ethiopia: Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway Officially Completed and Inaugurated All East Africa The completion of […]
IATA says cargo demand continues to remain strong
NOVEMBER CARGO DATA FROM IATA SUGGEST PEAK AIR FREIGHT SEASON ENDS YEAR ON STRONG NOTE (Posted 10th January 2017) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 6.8% in November 2016 compared to the year-earlier period. This was a slight […]
Kenya Airways’ financial recovery continues
‘OPERATION PRIDE‘ SIGNALS TURNAROUND AT KENYA AIRWAYS (Posted 10th January 2017) The impact of ‘Operation Pride‘, Kenya Airways’ measures to accomplish financial turnaround instituted over a year ago, is now becoming more apparent when news emerged from Nairobi that the H1 figures of the airline showed an operational profit, the first in a while. Downsizing […]
Mark your calendar for this important event by Ol Pejeta in March – Venue London!
Ol Pejeta Conservancy News Updates Helping Rhinos and Ol Pejeta Conservancy are thrilled to be hosting an evening of illuminating discussions from inspirational speakers, including TV wildlife presenters Simon King, Giles Clark and Ol Pejeta’s CEO, Richard Vigne. Join us to hear first hand from the people responsible for creating a future for the northern […]
OneWorld leads in punctuality
ONEWORLD CLOCKS BEST ON TIME PERFORMANCE AMONG LEADING AIRLINES ALLIANCES IN 2016 (Posted 10th January 2017) oneworld is the best alliance for on-time flights, according to FlightStats, Inc., the leading airline industry data services and solutions technology company, which has honoured oneworld with its Airline Alliance On-Time Performance Service Award for 2016. It is the […]
